Higher Ground Education and Interintellect are pleased to present a series of in-person salons at Guidepost Museum Mile. The discussions will feature some of Interintellect’s best event hosts, and welcome Museum Mile parents, middle school students, as well as local members of the Interintellect community.
Higher Ground is the largest and fastest-growing network of Montessori schools in the world, with Guidepost Museum Mile as their flagship campus. Interintellect is a global intellectuals’ community, reinventing the French literary salon in a virtual world.
RSVP for our upcoming events below.
| Date & Time | Topic |
| October 21, 2023 | Good Life: Interintellect Fall Fiesta NYC Legendary author Larissa MacFarquhar on how to be good. Existentialist philosopher Skye Cleary and poet Grace Bialecki on how to be poetic. Media expert Kyla Scanlon on how to make sense of the economy. Three incredible offline salons, and then a gentle DJ party to celebrate autumn, ideas, friendship, and community. Come join us! |
| Nov 15, 2023 | How Do We Measure the Economy? |
Previous Events:
10 June 2023: Where is the Recession?
- Host: Kyla Scanlon
20 May 2023: IRL social in an increasingly digital age: what does IRL offer uniquely?
- Hosts: Santiago Hernandez and Tope Olofintuyi
13 May 2023: The Magic of Cello: History, Technique, and Voice of an Enchanting Instrument
- Hosts: Daniel Hass (multiinstrumentalist) and Ulkar Aghayeva (cello student and composer)
6 May 2023: In Transition: How we Navigate the Messy Middle Between Endings and New Beginnings
- Host: Jason Shen (serial founder & executive coach)
29 April 2023: Studying Music on Your Own Terms
- Host: Matt Voglewede (music theorist)
25 March 2023: Dynamic New York: Transplants and Transformation in the City
- Hosts: Vishnu Reddy (technologist) and Daniel Golliher (teacher, author, founder of Maximum New York)
18 March 2023: The Evolving Dynamics of Talent
- Host: Linus Lu (startup operator, writer, and talent investor)
11 March 2023: A Self-Compassion Workshop: We Are Not Alone
- Host: Elaine Wang (writer and host of the “Conversations on Self-Compassion” series) and Crystal Duan (writer and Interintellect host lead)
18 February 2023: An Investigation Into Main Character Energy
- Host: Crystal Duan (writer and Interintellect host lead)
14 January 2023: Building to Last – An Exploration of the Abundance Mindset and Optimism about the Future
- Hosts: Hailey Philips (lawyer, doula, founder of Golden Door Society) and Daniel Golliher (teacher, author, founder of Maximum New York)
08 January 2023: How To: Flirt with the World
- Hosts: Ms. G (flirting coach and creativity midwife)
10 December 2022: The Power of Self Actualization
- Special Guests: Skye Cleary (philosopher, professor, and author) and Scott Barry Kaufman (psychologist, professor, and author)
03 December 2022: Expect the Unexpected – The Art of Complex Systems and Thinking Across Scales
- Hosts: Taylor Pullinger (scientist and technologist) and Will Wolf (technologist)
12 November 2022: Conversations with Composers – The Science and Practice of Writing Music
- Hosts: Ulkar Aghayeva (scientist and musician, music composer) and Linus Lu (technologist and musician), and featuring a live performance by cellist Daniel Hass